Graduation ceremony

Graduation ceremonies for master’s degrees traditionally take place during July, while the ceremony for undergraduate degrees takes place at the end of October or the beginning of November. Registration opens approximately one month before the event.

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES. All students who have completed their academic record during the academic year and have submitted the request for the issue of their degree certificate to the Secretary’s Office for Students and Teaching Staff before the registration period for the ceremony opens.

MASTER’S DEGREES. All master’s students who have completed their studies in the current academic year.

The graduation ceremony is intended to celebrate the end of your university studies, so you need to have completed your academic record and requested the issue of your degree certificate in order to attend. If you have any credits remaining, you will have to wait until the following year.

You must register using the online application. Enter your details and those of any guests you will be bringing and pay the corresponding fee, following the instructions.

Make sure your ID and password are correct. If you have forgotten them, send an email to graduacio.fee@ub.edu.

If you still cannot access the application, it is possible our records do not show that you have completed your studies. In this case, you should send a message to graduacio.fee@ub.edu.

You must register within the period indicated on the home page of the application.

Yes, registration is compulsory. If you do not register you cannot attend the ceremony.

Once you have finished the registration process you will receive an email at the address you have provided, confirming the status of your registration.

Make sure that the address you have provided is correct; if it is, check that the message has not been sent to your spam folder.

Yes, you can change your details and those of any guests as long as the registration period is open.

The graduation ceremony generates expenditure to cover the cost of hiring robes/gowns, the sash, the choir, the diplomas and the glass of cava. By paying a small fee you support the contribution made by the Faculty.

Fees must be paid by the end of the registration period. If there is no record of payment once registration has closed, your registration will be cancelled.

Fees can only be returned during the registration period. You should contact us at graduacio.fee@ub.edu, if you are unable to attend. Your registration will be cancelled and any fee you have paid will be refunded.

No fees will be returned once registration has closed.

No, these are two separate events. The graduation photograph is organized between students of the graduating class.

The graduation ceremony is a formal event organized by the Faculty for students who have finished their studies.

Subject to the maximum capacity, each student may invite two guests. Places are assigned strictly in order of registration.

No, the fee is per student. Guests do not pay to attend the ceremony.

The rooms used for graduation ceremonies have limited capacities. For security reasons, no more than two guests per student can be invited.

We understand that graduates want to be accompanied by their families during the event, but you should be aware that a formal graduation ceremony is not suitable for young children. Please also keep in mind that pushchairs/strollers cannot be brought into the rooms.

If you or any of your guests have special requirements due to functional diversity, please contact us at graduacio.fee@ub.edu so that the Faculty can make the necessary arrangements.

There is no specific dress code. As a graduate you will wear a gown and a sash, which will be provided on the day of the event. Photographs of previous editions are available if you are unsure what these items look like.

The event begins at 7 p.m., but as a graduate you should arrive at or shortly after 6 p.m. to be accredited and to collect your sash – which you can keep as a souvenir – and gown. To collect the gown, you will have to leave your ID card or passport, which you will get back when you return the gown.

Guests will be admitted to the Aula Magna from 6.30 p.m.

You will be assigned a specific seat together with other students from your course of study, who will be seated in alphabetical order.

No, guests are seated together in another area of the Aula Magna

The ceremony lasts approximately one hour. A glass of cava will be served at the end.

No, the diploma is symbolic and is only issued during the graduation ceremony. The official degree certificate is requested and collected from the Secretary’s Office for Students and Teaching Staff.

The photographs will be shared on the Faculty of Economics and Business flickr site: https://www.flickr.com/photos/economiaempresa.

You can live stream the Graduation event on the Faculty of Economics and Business YouTube account. You will also be able to watch the recording later on the same account: https://www.youtube.com/c/FacultatdEconomiaiEmpresaUB.

Once you have completed your studies and formally graduated, the Faculty encourages you to maintain your ties with us throughout your professional life via The Alumni Wall.